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Recent Examples of hawkish
The market is taking this as a sign that the central bank won't need to be as hawkish near term.
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Jim Cramer,
CNBC,
2 July 2026
The Federal Reserve's recent hawkish stance, holding rates and projecting potential hikes, sets a crucial backdrop, influencing various asset classes.
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Dara-Abasi Ita,
Forbes.com,
29 June 2026
BofA’s new Fed prediction Bank of America reversed a previous forecast Monday and predicted the Fed will hike rates a quarter-point in September, October, and December after Fed chair Kevin Warsh signaled unexpectedly hawkish views at last week's FOMC meeting.
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Diane Brady,
Fortune,
23 June 2026
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Jim Cramer,
CNBC,
2 July 2026
The Federal Reserve's recent hawkish stance, holding rates and projecting potential hikes, sets a crucial backdrop, influencing various asset classes.
—
Dara-Abasi Ita,
Forbes.com,
29 June 2026
BofA’s new Fed prediction Bank of America reversed a previous forecast Monday and predicted the Fed will hike rates a quarter-point in September, October, and December after Fed chair Kevin Warsh signaled unexpectedly hawkish views at last week's FOMC meeting.
—
Diane Brady,
Fortune,
23 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hawkish
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The poem that precedes it, the Iliad, is a cruel and beautiful work, the ultimate story of war; the Odyssey has its warlike passages, but its central energies seem almost commonplace beside the merciless fury of Achilles.
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One of the world’s most cooperative mammals is also one of its most warlike.
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Saracho will serve as showrunner and executive producer of the drama series following a captive princess who gets kidnapped by a brooding werewolf alpha and plunged into a bloodthirsty war.
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There’s a vampire and wellness cult, a hellish basement and a bloodthirsty talking cat.
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The seemingly militaristic act of archery and peaceful meditation may seem diametrically opposed.
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In militaristic sync as they pound treadmills, down protein shakes and take steroid injections in the buttocks, a gymnasium full of lavishly buff (even 24-packed, to quote a droll visual gag) gay men blankly sing the praises of the body-beautiful lifestyle to a pounding EDM beat.
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Japan has neither of such weapons, and yet Japan is labeled neo-militarist.
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Right, in France, means pro-Catholic, pro-militarist.
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In addition to acting, Strong is also a musician and accomplished martial artist, according to his website.
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Colston, the famous underdog receiver of the New Orleans Saints, and former mixed martial artist Nick Edwards have launched the Champion Fund, an investment fund built so that anyone—not just the Mark Cubans of the world—can buy into sports for as little as $500.
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“Hawkish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hawkish. Accessed 4 Jul. 2026.
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